Modem Madness How to Make your Computer Work for You

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by Wendi Ingram

If you have a computer, a modem, and a little creativity, you have all that is necessary to make your computer work for you.

With the ever-growing internet traffic and reliance on this technology, businesses and companies are more and more looking toward the internet for reliable employees. Taking advantage of this trend has allowed for thousands of people around the world to obtain lucrative employment while working from the comfort of home.

Freelance work is one of the most popular ways to make the computer work for you. One popular form of freelance writing is website design. The need for website designers continues to grow as businesses look toward the internet as a means for increasing their customer base. Website designers can be self-taught, so long as they can demonstrate the ability to create user-friendly, attractive sites.

Of course, with all of these websites being built, there is a growing need for content on these sites. Therefore, the need for freelance writers is also on the rise. To become a freelance writer, no special training or schooling is usually necessary. Instead, all a freelance writer needs to do is prove them self capable of writing. If a person can manage to do this and get himself established as a freelance writer, he will receive a steady flow of work from a variety of employers, particularly from those who are building websites to cash in on this booming industry.

Some people make their computer work for them by simply creating general interest websites. The information on these sites is valuable to the public, which inspires them to visit the site. To make a profit from these sites, the web owner simple adds payable links to other businesses on the site. Every time someone clicks that link and makes a purchase, the person who owns the website makes a commission. For this work, all the web owner needs to do is add the link and enjoy!

Others have made their computer work for them by providing valuable services that are not related to website building. For example, medical transcription and medical billing can both be done from home, with information being sent back and forth through the email or via a site on the internet. Doctors and hospitals have a continual need to have patient records transcribed and to have patient accounts billed to insurance companies. Both of these jobs require special training, but course can usually be completed in a matter of weeks. Once training is complete, a person performing medical transcribing or medical billing can make up to $35, or more, per hour.

Historical Quote

Men, forever tempted to lift the veil of the future—with the aid of computers or horoscopes or the intestines of sacrificial animals—have a worse record to show in these “sciences” than in almost any scientific endeavor.

—Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)

In addition to hospitals needing help with organizing files, many businesses are also turning to the internet for basic secretarial work. Businesses are often finding that it is not necessary to have a full time, in-house secretary on board. In addition, paying for office space and equipment for an in-house secretary adds to overhead costs. Therefore, many businesses are hiring 'cyber-assistance' to complete tasks traditionally performed by secretaries. A person with an at home secretarial service may have multiple clients whom he or she provides services for through email communication.

Some entrepreneurs have found that their computer helps make money through sales. One increasingly popular moneymaking sales opportunity is working through eBay. EBay is an online auction site.

With its international audience, eBay has the capacity to reach billions of people. Some products that are inexpensive in one country are in high demand in other countries. Or, products available in one country may not be available at all in another, thereby placing an increased demand for that product. Savvy people around the world are taking advantage of this phenomena buying products and reselling them on eBay for a profit.

Another means for making the computer work for you is to simply complete online surveys. Many companies pay people to take surveys because these surveys provide them with valuable information, which helps guide the development of future products and marketing plans. Many of these surveys take only minutes to complete, and some pay as much as $50 or more once they are completed.

With so many online opportunities available, it doesn't take much to make the computer work for you.

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